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A photo of a devotional blessing line in a hall with red curtains and a screen behind. A bare-chested man in a brown and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl stands at right, raising a hand to the forehead of a row of men with joined palms. The men on the left wear white shirts, mundu and rudraksha malas, and one wears a grey-green shirt with a light scarf. A second attendant in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala holds a silver tray. The blessing man has long hair tied back and ornate neck ornaments; cue for a person is weak, so identity is uncertain. Ceremonial gold ornaments and a tray of offerings are visible.

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A hall where a line of devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaste. On the right, a bare-chested man in an ochre-and-gold dhoti with a gold-bordered wrap and a beaded mala extends his right hand in blessing over the head of the nearest devotee. Behind him, a golden deity murti or ornate golden throne-like structure stands on a raised platform with a microphone stand nearby. Several men in white shirts and dhotis and a woman in white stand along the rope barrier. One man on the left wears a brown-and-white robe and rudraksha mala. The walls show red curtains and a stage with maroon drapes.2013-09-22A photograph in a hall with red curtains and a white projection screen. A man in a rust-orange and gold-bordered shawl with a rudraksha mala and gold earrings stands at right, his palm raised over a devotee's head in blessing. Devotees in white and pink shirts stand with folded hands and bowed heads, one holding a small offering packet. Behind them, another robed man in orange and a white-clothed man with a rudraksha mala watch. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan line.2013-09-22September 22 20132013-09-22September 05 20132013-09-05 +1 copiesOctober 11 20132013-10-11A photograph inside a hall at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style event. In the foreground, a line of men in white clothes with blue lanyards stands with palms pressed together in namaste, heads bowed. On the right, a figure in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, wearing layered orange-brown beaded necklaces and gold armbands, extends a hand toward the devotees, appearing to bless or touch them. Another man beside him in white with gold-bordered shawl and rudraksha mala stands with tilak marks. Behind them, a decorated altar with a deity murti under a gold-edged canopy and red curtains lines the back wall. Approximately six to twenty people are visible.2013-09-13Photograph inside an indoor hall with cream walls, a white ceiling, red curtains and a projection screen at the back. A person in an orange-brown saffron-toned garment with a rudraksha mala draped over the shoulders and gold armlets stands at right, extending a hand toward the forehead of an elderly man in glasses and a white shirt, who has his palms pressed together. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and shirts, a man in a pink shirt with folded hands, and a woman in a green sari stand in a queue behind a metal barrier. The scene shows a blessing or darshan line.2013-10-27September 04 20132013-09-04Indoor hall with red curtains and a ceiling fan. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti with a gold border and a long orange-beaded rudraksha-style mala blesses a devotee by placing his hand on the devotee's head. The man has long swept-back hair and gold earrings; the page states Swamiji is at this event, and the appearance cues (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, beaded mala) are consistent, so he is a probable Swamiji. Nearby, devotees in white shirts and trousers with lanyards stand with hands folded in namaskar or bend forward in reverence. A shaven-headed priest with white tilak on his forehead and an orange shawl stands at left, and a row of women and men in white and saffron waits behind metal stanchions. A golden deity murti or throne canopy is visible in the background.2013-09-29October 11 20132013-10-11September 26 20132013-09-26 +1 copiesSeptember 04 20132013-09-04